India's Number of Slum-Dwellers Surges as Economy Draws People to Cities

3 September 2010, 5:50 am

The number of Indians living in slums rose by a quarter in the last decade to 93 million people, more than the population of Germany, as a surging urban economy draws in villagers and strains city infrastructure.... Read More »

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